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Article #623Re: TNT2 or Voodoo3 or neither?
From: Machiavellian
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 00:00
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 00:00
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Ok, going by your assumtions, if the Permedia 3 has better image quality than the TNT 2, Should that person change his pick to the P3. I mean if image quality is king than it looks like the P3 or the Savage 4 might be the best picks Dip <tmeyer1@screwspammers.bigfoot.com.spamsucks> wrote in message news:P9GK2.869$7k3.3895@news.uswest.net... >Even if the V3 ends up being faster, stick to the TNT2....image quality is >so much better in 16 bit AND 32 bit that it isn't worth the small >performance increase of the V3. > >Tim McKillican <timmck@NOSPAMhome.com> wrote in message >news:36F9D174.626A9661@NOSPAMhome.com... >> Hi, >> >> I have a P2-300 w/ 64 megs of RAM with a CL Voodoo2 8 meg. I'm trying >> to decide whether it'd be worth it to upgrade to a TNT2 or a V3. Is my >> system fast enough to make an upgrade worth it? Would the 32-bit >> support of the TNT2 run fast enough to actually use it over 16-bit? The >> main game I will be playing in the future is TFC for Halflife, since I >> am a hardcore TF1 clan player, and I think that everyone will move over >> to TFC. Would a new video card boost my performance in Halflife enough >> to get rid of my V2 and add a TNT2 or V3? I already have someone that >> is willing to buy my V2 for $100 cdn. And if it is worthwhile, which >> card should I get? I plan on upgrading my processor sometime around >> Christmas when the next generation of Intel chips roll after (post P3). >> >> Thanks for your help, >> Tim >> (remove NOSPAM if you wish to email me) > >
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